Hand-embroidery implement



Oct. 2, 1923.

G. s. BENEVENTO HAND EMBROIDERY IMPLEMENT Filed March 16, 1922* 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Qwuenfoz G. S. Benevta/c.

3&3 kg; ill/ 7, m

Get. 2, 1923.

G. s. BENEVENTO HAND EMBROIDERY IMPLEMENT Filed March l6. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 2, 1923.

I ernsl rrn ;s. ,BnNE vENro, or IDONORA,PE1\TNJSYLZANIAL -rmnn-narenornnav IMPLEMENT.

App1icati0n-fi1e'd March 15,1922. Serial No. 544,28 6

To all whom-it may concern "Be it known that I, GIUsErrE S. vnN'r citizen of the United States, residing at'Donora, inthe county of Washing ton and, State of Penn'syilvania have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Embroidery Implements, of

hvhich the following'is a specification invention relates to improvements in jhand embroider-y needles asapplied to Tia-b- 'r'ic turfing in particular. "The device isprovided with adjustable automatic feed to insure perfectly nniform stitches whether t' the operator followsstraigl-it"lines or curves in the pattern to beemb'r'oidered.

TllB HltllllObjQClfOf the invention is {to provide an implement of thisclass that has simplified means 'for'threading. "A common disadvantage of hand embroidery needles is, that they'take a long time to threadbecause the eyes, through which the thread must be passed, are "very :inaccessible and inmost cases there are several of themnot all in alignment. In my implement; only one eye besides the needle eye itself is provided, and that eye-is exposed when ready for threading, whereby t-his operation may be performed wvith the greatest ease. 4

Another objectpf the invention is to construct the device, so that *the'thread is held firmly during the upstroke of the needle that is to say that no feeding takes place at any other time; than when the needle is pushed through the fabric.

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings;

and Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the V implement in operation; 7

Figure 2 a longitudinal section of the implement; 1

Figure 3 a perspective view of the thread regulating device therein;

Figure 4 a perspective View of some other details of the implement; and

Figure 5 a transverse section along line 55 of Figure 2.

The implement consists of a casing here shown tubular and of rectangular cross section. In this casing the needle bar 11 is mounted to slide and the needle bar is pref-t erably made of plate bent into a U-shaped cross section to fit with a slight play within the casing 10 v ln thelower endandat the rear side of the needle bar 11 is formed an abutment 12 which is intendedrto limit the upwardnmovement of the needle bar in. the casing 10 and isflfor that reason I 7 At thetop ofthe forward edgesfof the needle bara number 'of indentations lbare pro; vided intended for engagement with .the-

' lip 15 or itheflregulating strip 16, "which is placed between the forward edges of the needle bar '11 and a corresponding wall =17 o'f'the casing-10. The lip :15 extiandsftrans- 'verse'ly overr the :topsof the casing 10 so that the projections 18 thereof mayizengage the top o'fthe wall 17 to'limi'ttherlownwztrd v made-to strike the lower-edge13 of the casing 10, when the :needle bar islifted.

movement ofthe needle bar 11' in the casing '10. Byshifting the;1ip 15 intoiz'en'gagement with the'difi'erent indentations 'lthe clamping the V needle 23 in place. =The =block 19 with the needle 23 is 'lieldfin upriglit l position by means ofa spring 24, whiehiis riveted in the back portion'of :theaneed'le bar and engages the block-19 with a finger 25. On the spring 2i'is provided a loop 26 which partalies of the movements of the finger 25,

On the needle bar 11 is mounted a rod 27, whichfat its lower end carries an eye 28 for the threador yarn .29. The lower end of the rod 27 with the eye 28 is emb-raced by the loop 26 and is adapted to have a slight sliding movement therein as will be described further on. At the upper end of the rod 27 is rigidly secured a handle 30 by means-of a rivet 31 or any other suitable means. The handle 30 issituated above the upper end of the needle bar 11. A stop 32 is formed on therod 27'and projects forwardly between an upper and a lower abutment pin 33 and 3e respectively. In

this manner-a limited sliding movement ofthe rod 27' with the handle 30 is provided with regard to the needle bar 11 and in such a manner that, when the handle 30 ispushedfl downwardly, the eye 28" will be exposed bef Q 1- a 1,469,853 f the fabric.

a for the'next stitch is decided} 0f the stitches will lee regulated.

-low the loop 26,"hut"whcn the handle is li'ltedthe rod-2f? will draw theeyle up into the loop 26, s'o'that the threadengaged in the eye 28 will he firmly held'hy' the loop 26 and no reed thereofrcan take place, when the eye 28 is withdrawn in this manner. The casing is provided with a pressing foot preferably made of a bent wire in the usual manner.-

he operation of 'thed'ev'ice is as fol-- lows z- By first setting the regulating strip .16 in engagement with the. appropriate indentation 14L in-theneedle bar ll the length \Vith the handle SOYpress'ed downwardly inthe needle ha r 11 sol-that the eye 28'will'be' exposed,

the thread '29 is insertedthrough the eye 28 and also-through the-eye provided at' the lower endfo'f the "needle 23. -;The imple-' 'ment is now ready for use and is placed with thefo'ot'35. resting on top of the fabric and with one hand-of'theoperator grip-ping around the casingrlO and with the other 'hand'the handle 30, a pressure is now exert- ;ed on the'handle- 3O to'push 7 through the fabric. Inzdoingthis, the resistance is enough to tilt'the block 19 with the needle held rigidly untiljthe next down pressure is made when the thread Qwill again be free torun through the eye 28.

Having thus described the invention, what is clanned as new is:

1. ,An embroidery r1mplement comprising a needle bar, a casing therefor wherein said bar is m-ounted to reclprocate, a handle, a thread engaging member secured on the handle interen a ln elements onsaid har and said member permitting a limited, sliding movement of the handle withrelation to said bar and yieldablemeans on the bar adapted to cooperate with said member c0 clamp the thread during movement of the-bar, a needle socket pivoted at the end of the bar away from saidhandle,

the retracting I said means engaging with said socket to;

normally holdit in upright position with the needle parallel withimplement.

- 2., An embroidery: implement comprising the ,axis of the:

aqneedle bar, a casing wherein said har -is mounted to reciprocate, a handle. provided 7 with a thread engaging-member,saidhandle;- and member having .slidable engagement in saidneedle bar, means limiting the sliding movement of said handle and "memben a;

spring secured in said needle bar and provided with aloopengaging saidmemher, a block having a needle socket and pivotally mounted in said needle bar, said spring normally holding parallel with'the axis .of the implement, whereby said thread engaging member clamps the thread in saidloop when said handle is in'retracted' position,

, and said" spring permits the t ltlng of the hloclrwith the block with the needle the" needle wyhen a downward pressure is exerted on'the handle.

In testimonywhereofl aflix my signer-'1 ture. 1

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